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Implementation Guide
The OCP brings together the various plans of the City
and community partnerships for an integrated vision
and unified action. Its effectiveness depends on the
execution of the policies and actions recommended
herein, as well as the implementation of the affiliated
plans, Development Permit Areas guidelines, the
Zoning and Subdivision andDevelopment Regulations.
In the first case and in the context of the current
development process, OCP policies are translated
into land use designations and maps, indicating
where major types of development should take place.
The designation maps affect both public and private
interests at the property level where the City and
other public agencies make everyday development
decisions, ranging from rezoning to subdivision
applications, building permits, business licensing, and
amenity/facility provision. The land use designations
have an equally profound influence on how and
where the private sector invests and builds in the
City. Therefore, the designations should be clear on
the intent, scope and description of permitted uses,
and guide interpretation where needed.
The OCP’s land use/development policies are also
advanced through detailed neighbourhood plans.
Given their close relationship with the OCP policies,
they are incorporated into the OCP as special
schedules. Other schedules are included to carry
out regional and provincial planning policies and are
legislated requirements.
Therefore, the OCP’s Implementation Guide and sup-
plementary documents comprise the following:
Land use designations and proposed land use
maps (under Implementation Guide)
Regional Context Statement (Schedule A)
Development Permit Areas and their guide-
lines in this chapter, with detailed design
guides for the Downtown (Schedule B) and
Infill Areas (Schedule C)
Adopted Comprehensive Development/Area
/Neighbourhood Plans (Schedule D):
o
Downtown Land Use and Develop-
ment Plan
o
Eastern Hillsides Comprehensive Area
Plan
o
Agricultural Area Plan
Temporary Use Permits
Development Approval Information
Administration /Interpretation/ Severability
The expanded scope of implementation highlights the
interconnected decisions in the development process,
and the importance of ongoing communication
among the various departments, committees
and outside agencies involved. In due course,
additional neighbourhood plans will be added as
the City undertakes detailed planning for the select
neighbourhoods and further advance the OCP’s vision
and policies.
LAND USE DESIGNATION STRATEGY OVER-
VIEW BY AREAS
Downtown (Schedule D-1)
The land use designations of the downtown
core and neighbourhoods are presented in the
Downtown Land Use and Development Plan,
OCP Schedule D-1. The designations recognize
the downtown as the City centre and a focus
for commercial, civic and mixed use (commer-
cial-residential) development. They reinforce
the dynamics created by the traffic corridors
that converge at the historic Five Corners, the
Implementation Guide